Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-16
General state News.

AN o IT A M CELEBRATION IN NEW BRITAIN. Next Tuesday the New Britain o. U. A. M. will hold it's annual celebration of Wash | inetons birthday at the armory in that city. The entertainment offered is unusually attractive and varied. From to 7:30 p. m. | band concert; 7:30 to g concert by the Wes- levan Glee club of eighteen voices and read | inos by Miss Wynne Ward of New Haven; 9 | to 10 1.-The War for the Uniou,' a photo l graphic history with a lecture by MT. John | O.. Taylor. Dancing will commence at lo P. m.
 BIG REAL ESTATE SALE.
 The Francis Manufacturing company of New Britain sold it's entire property on Stan 1 lev and East Main streets to P. & F. Corbin of that city. The parcel contains thirteen | and one half acres and has frontage on the | New England railroad of nearly one-third of ! 8 mile with side track already laid. There | is also on the land a brick foundry 40 feet l long, 8 one story wooden factory about 175 l feet long two smaller wooden buildings, and | barn. The purchase includes also land | available for several building lots on East | Main street and stationary Fitchburg en- l zine and boiler. A portion of the premises | are now occupied by boiler maker, but will l soon be vacated to give possession to the | new owners.
 MIDDLEToWN'S HORSE RAILROAD. Superintendent Lane and several drivers
 of the Middletown horse railroad have re- 1 signed. The directors, most of whom are l large stockholders, say that they are dealing I as fairly with the employees and the public as the receipts of the road will warrant l CHARLES MAYNARDs CASE. | Steps are being taken to secure a pardon | for Charles Maynard of North Madison, who
 was convicted of the 1ape of Mrs. Downs of l the same place in the New Haveu county Su- perior court recently and was sent to Weth- | ersfeld for twelve years. A great many peo- pie believe that Maynard was innocent of the | crime.
 l ANOTHER GONE. l Captain Ezra w. Barnum, a we'll known citizen of Sufield, died at the residence of
 his son-in-law, David Guy, in Suffeld, on 1 Monday morning, aged sixty-nine years. | Captain Barnum as he was familiarly | known, was member of the First Connecti- ) cut heavy artillery and was in the service 1 nearly four years. He leaves three daugh-
 ters and sop.
 1 A DOG CALLED BY TELEPHONE. | E. S. Kibbe's dog 'fDuke'' is & wonderful animal. MT. Kibbe's store is State street, 1 Hartford, while his residence is on Capitol | avenue The other day there was gentle | show his visitor what the dog could do, I called up his residence by telephone. Re- | ceiving an affirmative answer to the question | if the dog was at home, he requested the | lady at the other end of the wire to put the l trumpet to the dogs ear. When this was done Mr. Kibbe whistled and then awaited I developments. In less than a quarter of an hour the dog came trotting into the store. The gentleman who witnessed this perform l ance could hardly believe it. In order to test the dog again the dog was taken home, and once more Mir Klbbe called up his house. l The trumpet was placed to the animal s ear and MT. Kibbe whistled. "Duke" under stood the signal, and could hardly wait until l the door was opened before ne bounded out and scampered toward the store. This time the gentleman was satisfied. HAD $1,O0O. The Travellers Insurance company of Hartford had S1.000 policy with George Bell, of Bellows Falls, who was killed in the Vermont railroad disaster. DIED IN HARTFORD. Rev. Lewis Selleck, of New York State, | died at the residence of his son, Dr. William Selleck, No. 35 Park street, Monday, aged 6S. The funeral will be attended at Pr. Sel- l leck's home.
 THE sUFFIELD CHILD MURDER. The condition of Rose Daley, the West i Suffield child murderess, has changed for 1 the better, and unless r, lapse occurs the physicians in charge of the case are of the | opinion that her recovery will be rapid and | certain. She exhibits no signs of repentance or regret.
 EIGHT FOXES. Mir. H. c. Johnson, of Montville, has kill | ed eight foxes this winter, all by the aid oe | two young dogs, two and three years old, that he trained himself.
 FATALLY INJURED. William Booth, natter, was brought to
 Bridgeport hospital yesterday morning in a ! dying condition. He had been struck by a l train on the Danbury and Norwalk railroad while walkiOo on the track